Successful ranking results for the universities we work with in The Times/Sunday Times 2015 and The Times Higher Education World university rankings 2014-15

08 October 2014

We are delighted to announce that several of the institutions we work with have been listed in the Sunday Times university rankings UK Top 50, and eleven of the UK and EU universities we work with are on the Times Higher Education World University Top 200.

The Times/Sunday Times 2015

Nine of the universities Study Group works with are in top 50 in the latest The Times/Sunday Times university rankings that look at the universities in the UK.

There were overall rises for University of Surrey, University of Leeds, University of Sussex, University of Strathclyde and Keele University. Surrey's results show strengths across disciplines with nineteen of its subjects in the top 20. University of Leeds was ranked third in Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering, fourth in Food Science and fifth in Mechanical Engineering. University of Sussex is now at 25th with strengths in Chemistry (13th), Sociology (15th) and Business Studies (25th), whilst University of Strathclyde did well in Accounting and Finance (2nd), Business Studies (11th), Chemical Engineering (15th) and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (9th).

Keele University’s Maths and Sociology courses were also in the top 20. Other top 20 subjects include Leeds Beckett’s Sport Science (19th), University of Huddersfield’s Hospitality, Leisure, Recreation and Tourism (18th) and University of Lincoln’s Communication and Media Studies (16th).

Liverpool John Moores University has risen more than ten places in the rankings and its Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering, Architecture, Food Science, General Engineering and Sport Science courses are all in the top 20.

Seven of the UK and Irish universities we work with have been listed in the world's top 200 universities. They include University of Sussex, Royal Holloway London, University of Sheffield, University of Lancaster, Trinity College Dublin, University of Leeds and University of Leicester.

The quality of education in the Netherlands is demonstrated with ten universities in the top 200, of which our university partners, Wageningen, Groningen and VU University Amsterdam all feature.

In addition to this, University of Lancaster was listed tenth in THE 100 under 50 universities. University of Surrey and University of Strathclyde also make an appearance on this list that highlights the best universities that are less than fifty years old.

The Times Higher Education World University Rankings also ranks the best universities for different subjects. University of Leeds and University of Sheffield are both listed in the top 100 best universities for Arts & Humanities, Clinical, Pre-Clinical & Health, Engineering & Technology, and Life Sciences.

We would like to congratulate these universities appearing on this year’s The Times/Sunday Times and The Times Higher Education World rankings.